How about a decoder ring?

[MarciaB]

Last night, while I was awake when I would rather be asleep, I was was thinking about how everytime I log on there is a new member listed. I remember what it was like at first when I had no idea what language you people where talking. Most of it I've figured out, but some times I still get stumped. I'm wondering if we shouldn't have a glossary somewhere on the site? Some of the acronims are baffling, what's a person to do? We have AVR, MVR, MVP (in Christina's case, I think that's Most Valuable Person, not Mitral Valve Prolapse), MS, AS, MR, A-fib, INR, CHF, RVSP, PVC, PAC, TEE, cath, LOL (I finally had to PM someone on that one!). The list could go on forever, and if I did a more thorough search of Betty's posts I bet I could find them all!

What do you think, people?

 

[Ross]

We are code talkers. The code must never be broken.
Through everything you've listed, did you notice if it said to be sure to drink your ovaltine?

 

[Nancy]

Here are some "decoders" and a neat calculator

Here are some "decoders" and a neat calculator

These sites are very helpful. I'll also post them in the Reference section with some others.

http://mededcon.com/card01.htm

http://www.clinicalculator.com/homepage.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

http://www.chfpatients.com/ph.htm#glossary
(this is info on pulmonary hypertension, but the glossary is very useful)

http://www.chfpatients.com/glossary_2.htm

http://www.mtdesk.com/swg.shtml